Summary
The CA SCM source configuration plugin enables you to import artifacts as component version.
Compatibility
This UrbanCode Deploy source configuration plugin works with all current supported versions of CA Harvest SCM.
This plugin requires HCL Launch 6.0.1 and later.
This plugin runs on all operating systems that are supported by the HCL Launch agent.
Installation
See Installing plugins in HCL Launch for installing and removing plugins.
History
The following table describes the changes made in each plugin version.
Plugin history details
Version |
Description |
3 |
Minor enhancements |
Usage
To use this plugin, create a component to define the CA artifacts to be used. The component contains the information for importing the artifacts and any processes to perform on the artifacts.
Create a component
To create a component, complete the following steps. For more information, see .
- In the HCL user interface, click Components and then click Create Component.
- In the Create Component window, specify a name and description for the component.
- In the Teams fields, specify the access information for the new component.
- To use a template for the new component, select a template from the Template list. In this case, the component inherits source configuration, properties, and processes from the template.
- In the Source Config Type list, select CA.

- Specify the properties for the component. See the Setting tab for descriptions.
- Click Save.
Import a version
When the artifacts are imported, a component version is created using the version of the package. You can specify to import a specific package version or import all versions. If importing all versions, a component version is created for each version.
- Click the Versions tab for the component.
- Click Import New Versions.
- Specify a specific version of the package to import, or leave blank to import the latest version of the package available in the repository. Additionally, enable Import All Versions to import all versions of a package.
- Click Save.
Steps
The following process steps are available in the CA SCM plugin.
Harvest Checkout
Use hco to checkout files from CA SCM
Input properties for the Harvest Checkout step
Name |
Type |
Description |
Required |
File Search Patterns |
String |
New line separated list of patterns to match files to be retrieved. |
Yes |
Package Name |
String |
The name of the package to checkout. |
No |
Project Name |
String |
The name of the project. |
Yes |
State |
String |
The State to checkout from. |
Yes |
Use Only Package Versions |
Boolean |
Check here to only get versions from the package specified. |
No |
View Path |
String |
The view path to use. |
Yes |